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<h1 align=center><span class="pagetitle">Browser Timelines</span><br>
<font size=2>(Releases important to HTML and CSS development)<br>
= <span class="sitetitle">Index DOT Html/Css</span> by <a href="../misc/email.htm">Brian Wilson</a> =</font></h1>

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     <td align=left>Index DOT Html: <font size=2>
     <a href="../html/index.html">Main Index</a> | <a href="../html/tree/htmltree.htm">Element Tree</a> |
     <a href="../html/tagindex/a.htm">Element Index</a> | <a href="../html/supportkey/a.htm">HTML Support
     History</a></font><br>
     Index DOT Css: <font size=2><a href="../css/index.html">Main Index</a> |
     <a href="../css/propindex/font.htm">Property Index</a> |
     <a href="../css/supportkey/syntax.htm">CSS Support History</a> |
     <a href="browsers.htm">Browser History</a></font></td>
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    <tr><th class="field"><a href="browsers6.htm" onmouseover="swapIt('p1','plushi');"
        onmouseout="swapIt('p1','plus');"><img src="../images/plus.gif" name="p1" align="top"
        width=20 height=20 border=0 alt="[expand]"></a>&nbsp;<big class="subheading"><a href="browsers6.htm">Expand All</a></big></th></tr>
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   <th align=left><a href="browsers2.htm" onmouseover="swapIt('p2','plushi');"
       onmouseout="swapIt('p2','plus');"><img src="../images/plus.gif" name="p2"
       align="top" width=20 height=20 border=0 alt="[expand]"></a>&nbsp;<big class="subheading"><a
       href="../history/ie.htm">Windows IE</a></big>&nbsp;</th>
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          <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">1.0&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
          <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
          <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Aug.&nbsp;1995</b></td>
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          <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">2.0&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
          <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
          <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Nov.&nbsp;1995</b></td>
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          <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">3.0&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
          <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
          <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Aug.&nbsp;1996</b></td>
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          <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">4.0&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
          <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
          <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Oct.&nbsp;1997</b></td>
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          <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">5.0&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
          <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
          <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Mar.&nbsp;1999</b></td>
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          <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">5.5&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
          <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
          <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Jul.&nbsp;2000</b></td>
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      <tr>
          <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">6.0&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
          <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
          <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Oct.&nbsp;2001</b></td>
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   <th align=left><a href="browsers7.htm" onmouseover="swapIt('p6','plushi');"
       onmouseout="swapIt('p6','plus');"><img src="../images/plus.gif" name="p6"
       align="top" width=20 height=20 border=0 alt="[expand]"></a>&nbsp;<big class="subheading"><a
       href="../history/macie.htm">Macintosh&nbsp;IE</a></big>&nbsp;</th>
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           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">2.0&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Apr.&nbsp;1996</b></td>
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           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">2.1&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Sep.&nbsp;1996</b></td>
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           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">3.0&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Jan.&nbsp;1997</b></td>
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           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">4.0&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Jan.&nbsp;1998</b></td>
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           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">4.5&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Jan.&nbsp;1999</b></td>
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           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">5.0&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Mar.&nbsp;2000</b></td>
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       <tr><td colspan=4><hr width="90%" size=1></td></tr>
       <tr><td colspan=4 align=center valign=top><big class="magicword">Mac&nbsp;IE&nbsp;Ends</big></td></tr>
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   <th align=left><a href="browsers3.htm" onmouseover="swapIt('p3','plushi');"
       onmouseout="swapIt('p3','plus');"><img src="../images/plus.gif" name="p3"
       align="top" width=20 height=20 border=0 alt="[expand]"></a>&nbsp;<big class="subheading"><a
       href="../history/mosaic.htm">Mosaic</a></big>&nbsp;</th>
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           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">1.0&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Nov&nbsp;1993</b></td>
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           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">2.0&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Nov.&nbsp;1995</b></td>
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           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">2.1&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Jan.&nbsp;1996</b></td>
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       <tr>
           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">3.0&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Jan.&nbsp;1997</b></td>
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           <td colspan=4 align=center valign=top><big class="magicword">Mosaic&nbsp;Ends</big></td>
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   <th align=left><a href="browsers4.htm" onmouseover="swapIt('p4','plushi');"
       onmouseout="swapIt('p4','plus');"><img src="../images/plus.gif" name="p4"
       align="top" width=20 height=20 border=0 alt="[expand]"></a>&nbsp;<big class="subheading"><a
       href="../history/netscape.htm">Netscape</a></big>&nbsp;</th>
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           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">1.0&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Dec&nbsp;1994</b></td>
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           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">1.1&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Apr.&nbsp;1995</b></td>
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       <tr>
           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">2.0&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Mar.&nbsp;1996</b></td>
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           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">3.0&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Aug.&nbsp;1996</b></td>
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       <tr>
           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">4.0&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Jun.&nbsp;1997</b></td>
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           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">4.5&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Oct.&nbsp;1998</b></td>
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           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">6.0&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Nov.&nbsp;2000</b></td>
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           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">7.0&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Aug.&nbsp;2002</b></td>
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           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">8.0&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">May.&nbsp;2005</b></td>
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   <th align=left><a href="browsers5.htm" onmouseover="swapIt('p5','plushi');"
       onmouseout="swapIt('p5','plus');"><img src="../images/plus.gif" name="p5"
       align="top" width=20 height=20 border=0 alt="[expand]"></a>&nbsp;<big class="subheading"><a
       href="../history/opera.htm">Opera</a></big>&nbsp;</th>
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           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">2.1&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Dec.&nbsp;1996</b></td>
       </tr>
       <tr>
           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">3.0&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Dec.&nbsp;1997</b></td>
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           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">3.5&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Nov.&nbsp;1998</b></td>
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       <tr>
           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">4.0&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Jun.&nbsp;2000</b></td>
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       <tr>
           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">5.0&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Dec.&nbsp;2000</b></td>
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       <tr>
           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">6.0&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Nov.&nbsp;2001</b></td>
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       <tr>
           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">7.0&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Jan.&nbsp;2003</b></td>
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           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">7.5&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">May.&nbsp;2004</b></td>
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       <tr>
           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">8.0&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Apr.&nbsp;2005</b></td>
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   <th align=left><a href="browsers.htm" onmouseover="swapIt('p6','minushi');"
       onmouseout="swapIt('p6','minus');"><img src="../images/minus.gif" name="p6"
       align="top" width=20 height=20 border=0 alt="[collapse]"></a>&nbsp;<big class="subheading"><a
       href="../history/safari.htm">Safari</a></big>&nbsp;</th>
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           <td align=center valign=top rowspan=3><big class="subheading">1.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td>Beta&nbsp;1</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td><b class="alert2">Jan.&nbsp;2003</b></td>
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       <tr><td>Beta&nbsp;2</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td><b class="alert2">Apr.&nbsp;2003</b></td></tr>
       <tr><td>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td><b class="alert2">Jun.&nbsp;2003</b></td></tr>
       <tr><td colspan=4><hr width="90%" size=1></td></tr>
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           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">1.1&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Oct.&nbsp;2003</b></td>
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       <tr><td colspan=4><hr width="90%" size=1></td></tr>
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           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">1.2&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Feb.&nbsp;2004</b></td>
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       <tr><td colspan=4><hr width="90%" size=1></td></tr>
       <tr>
           <td align=center valign=top><big class="subheading">2.0&nbsp;&nbsp;</big></td>
           <td valign=bottom>Final</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
           <td valign=bottom><b class="alert2">Apr.&nbsp;2005</b></td>
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